Questions and answers posted on the study page in past weeks can be found below.
1. Gaijin (Japanese), gabacho (Spanish) and mzungu (Swahili) all refer to what type of person?
a) A police officer
b) A child c) A foreigner
d) A teacher
2. The signers of the 1918 Pittsburgh Agreement agreed to do what?
a) Unionize coal miners
b) Boycott foreign-produced steel
c) Lend money to Germany d) Establish the nation of Czechoslovakia
3. Where will the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest be held?
a) Lisbon b) Oslo
c) Minsk
d) Geneva
4. The New York Police Department sponsors an annual tournament in this, with the intent of reaching out to immigrants such as the Guyanese and Pakistani communities.
a) Cricket
b) Water polo
c) Rugby
d) Badminton
1. Identify this country by its two most populous cities -- Manama and Al Muharraq.
a) Azerbaijan b) Bahrain
c) Lebanon
d) Djibouti
2. The 2006 Nobel Peace Prize went to Muhammad Yunus of Bangladesh. In what field does he work?
a) Technology
b) Healthcare c) Finance
d) Diplomacy
3. The capital of Liberia is named in honor of whom?
a) James Monroe
b) King James II
c) Pierre de Brazza
d) King Louis XV
4. A red dragon and the word croeso, meaning welcome, are often placed in the entrances to businesses and homes here.
a) Scotland
b) Iceland
c) China d) Wales
1. If you paid for pho, a noodle soup dish, with dong, where would you be?
a) Thailand b) Vietnam
c) South Korea
d) Japan
2. NASA's Soviet counterparts were known by which anglicized title?
a) Aeronauts
b) Stratonauts
c) Meganauts d) Cosmonauts
3. The Czech Republic tops the world rankings for per-capita consumption of what product?
a) Coffee
b) Milk c) Beer
d) Tobacco
4. What is the official language of Ethiopia?
a) Wolof
b) German c) Amharic
d) French
1. Libya's eastern border touches which country?
a) Egypt
b) Algeria
c) Mali
d) Senegal
2. A stupa is a structure common in which religion?
a) Santeria
b) Islam c) Buddhism
d) Shinto
3. Which conference and resulting agreement laid the foundation for the International Monetary Fund and World Bank?
a) Bretton Woods
b) Dayton
c) Portsmouth
d) Paris
4. Togo uses what form of currency?
a) Dollar
b) Pound
c) Mark d) Franc
1. Which country is not a part of the G-20?
a) South Korea
b) Turkey
c) Indonesia d) Chile
2. Prior to a 1916 name change, what was the city of Kitchener, Ontario known as?
a) Berlin
b) Washington
c) Red City
d) Fluburg
3. Copa Airlines is the largest airline in Central America. Out of what country do they operate?
a) Nicaragua
b) Guatemala
c) Honduras d) Panama
4. If it is 2:00 pm in Pittsburgh, what time is it in Brussels?
Academic WorldQuest 2010
Questions and answers posted on the study page in past weeks can be found below.
1. Gaijin (Japanese), gabacho (Spanish) and mzungu (Swahili) all refer to what type of person?
a) A police officer
b) A child
c) A foreigner
d) A teacher
2. The signers of the 1918 Pittsburgh Agreement agreed to do what?
a) Unionize coal miners
b) Boycott foreign-produced steel
c) Lend money to Germany
d) Establish the nation of Czechoslovakia
3. Where will the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest be held?
a) Lisbon
b) Oslo
c) Minsk
d) Geneva
4. The New York Police Department sponsors an annual tournament in this, with the intent of reaching out to immigrants such as the Guyanese and Pakistani communities.
a) Cricket
b) Water polo
c) Rugby
d) Badminton
1. Identify this country by its two most populous cities -- Manama and Al Muharraq.
a) Azerbaijan
b) Bahrain
c) Lebanon
d) Djibouti
2. The 2006 Nobel Peace Prize went to Muhammad Yunus of Bangladesh. In what field does he work?
a) Technology
b) Healthcare
c) Finance
d) Diplomacy
3. The capital of Liberia is named in honor of whom?
a) James Monroe
b) King James II
c) Pierre de Brazza
d) King Louis XV
4. A red dragon and the word croeso, meaning welcome, are often placed in the entrances to businesses and homes here.
a) Scotland
b) Iceland
c) China
d) Wales
1. If you paid for pho, a noodle soup dish, with dong, where would you be?
a) Thailand
b) Vietnam
c) South Korea
d) Japan
2. NASA's Soviet counterparts were known by which anglicized title?
a) Aeronauts
b) Stratonauts
c) Meganauts
d) Cosmonauts
3. The Czech Republic tops the world rankings for per-capita consumption of what product?
a) Coffee
b) Milk
c) Beer
d) Tobacco
4. What is the official language of Ethiopia?
a) Wolof
b) German
c) Amharic
d) French
1. Libya's eastern border touches which country?
a) Egypt
b) Algeria
c) Mali
d) Senegal
2. A stupa is a structure common in which religion?
a) Santeria
b) Islam
c) Buddhism
d) Shinto
3. Which conference and resulting agreement laid the foundation for the International Monetary Fund and World Bank?
a) Bretton Woods
b) Dayton
c) Portsmouth
d) Paris
4. Togo uses what form of currency?
a) Dollar
b) Pound
c) Mark
d) Franc
1. Which country is not a part of the G-20?
a) South Korea
b) Turkey
c) Indonesia
d) Chile
2. Prior to a 1916 name change, what was the city of Kitchener, Ontario known as?
a) Berlin
b) Washington
c) Red City
d) Fluburg
3. Copa Airlines is the largest airline in Central America. Out of what country do they operate?
a) Nicaragua
b) Guatemala
c) Honduras
d) Panama
4. If it is 2:00 pm in Pittsburgh, what time is it in Brussels?
a) 7:00 pm
b) 8:00 pm
c) 9:00 pm
d) 10:00 pm
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